Tamika Catchings

Over the past four seasons, the Tufts women's basketball team is 118-13, with four trips to the Division III Final Four and two consecutive appearances in the national title game.

Carla Berube, 20 years removed from UConn, has turned the Jumbos into a powerhouse. She has a .789 winning percentage (330-88) over 15 seasons as Tufts' coach and has earned national coach of the year awards.

So where does she take her career?

This week, Berube is at the helm of the USA Basketball Women's U16 team that is competing in the International Basketball Federation Americas Championship in Buenos Aires. The team was assembled in Colorado Springs over the past few weeks, as a selection...

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